PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s headline inflation hit more than two-year low after the consumer price index (CPI) unexpectedly decelerated further in September 2023. Data from the Statistics Department showed CPI growth in September eased to 1.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 2% y-o-y in August. The latest CPI reading was the lowest since March 2021, and it came in below market consensus estimate of 2.2% y-o-y. MIDF Research said the the softening inflationary pressure was a positive to support domestic demand to stay on expansionary path in the second half of 2023.
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October 21, 2023 15:17 UTC
According to TA Research, in the unlikely event of the war escalating and spreading to the broader Gulf region, Brent crude oil price could breach the US$150 per barrel level. As such, it maintained its Brent crude oil price assumption at US$83.50 per barrel for 2023 and US$85 per barrel for 2024. In its thematic report yesterday, TA Research noted that Malaysia, as a significant oil-producing and exporting country, could benefit from rising commodity prices. “Rising oil prices not only boost government revenue but also profoundly affect Malaysia’s fiscal position,” TA Research said. Besides, at this level, the FBM KLCI would be trading at a very attractive one-time multiple to 2024 PBV.
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October 21, 2023 01:08 UTC
PETALING JAYA: Eight-time squash world champion Nicol David can't help but being emotional after the sport was included in the 2028 Olympic Games programme for the first time. Squash is one of the five sports that have been included in the Los Angeles edition of the Olympics, together with cricket, flag football, baseball-softball, and lacrosse. "It's quite emotional to get squash in after 30 years of bidding for place in the Olympic Games," said Nicol, who retired from the sport in 2019. "All the hard work, blood sweat and tears have finally paid off for our beloved squash to be acknowledged as an Olympic Games sport. "Congratulations to an amazing squash campaign team for making it a reality finally for squash and for our future of this sport."
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October 16, 2023 10:30 UTC
IPOH: The Ipoh City Council aims to have at least 2,500 food premises with grade-A certification by 2025, says Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. The Ipoh Mayor said as of September, only 359 premises evaluated had obtained this grade. Rumaizi said he hoped to show the world that Ipoh food was not only delicious, but its eateries' cleanliness was also impressive. "It is important (for Ipoh) to be recognised... (as) a clean and safe gastronomic destination. He said locals and tourists could access the MyGred MBI at http://mygred.mbi.gov.my to check the cleanliness of licensed restaurants or cafes.
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October 16, 2023 10:15 UTC
Jada Pinkett Smith was not expecting to hear those words that night – especially "wife." Earlier in the week, while promoting her upcoming memoir Worthy, Pinkett Smith revealed that she and Smith have been living separate lives since 2016. Speaking to Kotb for an NBC News special that aired Friday (Oct 13), Pinkett Smith revisited the infamous Oscars moment. Pinkett Smith lives with alopecia, which causes temporary or permanent hair loss. "I'm just out of it 'cause I really worried about Will," Pinkett Smith said.
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October 15, 2023 16:29 UTC
IT’S unprecedented to hear about a top police officer admonishing a room full of the most senior cops from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), and then uploading a video of the shelling online. When these CID officers from around the country gathered for a closed-door meeting, they surely would have expected some tough words from Bukit Aman CID chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain.
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October 15, 2023 15:21 UTC
PETALING JAYA: The temporary price control on eggs and chicken will be lifted to allow the local market to function freely and ensure enough supply, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Now that the prices of chicken and eggs are starting to stabilise, the government is considering floating them based on prices that are lower than the government’s float price. “Since February last year, the issue of eggs and chicken subsidies, which were usually introduced during the festive seasons, has continued to be borne by the government. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) deputy president Datuk Dr Paul Selva Raj, when contacted, said that the lifting of these price controls for chicken and eggs should only be done when there is sufficient supply in the market. Prof Dr Anjas Asmara @ Ab Hadi Samsudin from Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Faculty of Agriculture said it was time that the government lifted the temporary price controls for chicken and eggs.
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October 14, 2023 23:17 UTC
PUTRAJAYA: The August 2023 Supplementary Electoral Roll (DPT BLN8/2023) which was verified and gazetted on Tuesday (Oct 3), is open for review for the next 30 days until Nov 1, 2023, says the Election Commission (EC). Ikmalrudin said the list included 12,915 registered voters who changed electoral divisions and 763 voters who changed voter status/category. He said the EC provides five review methods, which are through the EC portal at https://www.spr.gov.my or https://mysprsemak.spr.gov.my; the official portal of the State Election Offices at the link http://ppn.spr.gov.my; and online application at https://myspr.spr.gov.my. Any registered voter in an electoral division who makes a review and wishes to make an objection can fill in Form D online at myspr.spr.gov.my or go to the relevant state election office. For any questions regarding the review of DPT BLN8/2023, the public can visit the EC's official portal at the link https://www.spr.gov.my or contact the EC at 03-8892 7218 or any State Election Office.
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October 03, 2023 17:08 UTC
Alphabet Inc’s Google will begin to make its Chromebook laptops in India, the latest among global tech companies to expand assembly in the key growth market. The country of 1.4 billion people has been expanding its electronics manufacturing sector as companies diversify production beyond China amid growing Washington-Beijing tensions. Local manufacturing will help Google maintain constant supply in India and avoid any potential curbs on imports. The Chromebooks will be built at a Flex Ltd facility near Chennai, in southern India, where HP has been making laptops and desktops since 2020. Production of the Chromebooks is set to start on Oct 2 and they are targeted mainly at the education sector, HP said in a statement.
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October 02, 2023 18:55 UTC
Paris: When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. Since then, the private space sector has taken off in India, joining a rapidly growing global market. There are now 190 Indian space start-ups, twice as many as a year earlier, with private investments jumping by 77% between 2021 and 2022, according to Deloitte consultancy. Prior to the 2020 opening up of the sector, “all Indian space activity was under the supervision of the ISRO space agency, which managed absolutely everything,” said Isabelle Sourbes-Verger, an Indian space sector expert at France’s National Scientific Research Centre. Before the reform, private companies could only act as suppliers for the agency.
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October 02, 2023 13:16 UTC
Women are less likely than men to be given CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) if they fall unconscious and their heart stops beating in a public place, according to a new study. The researchers found that in public locations, women were 28% less likely to receive CPR compared to men. However, it was found that older people were less likely to receive CPR in private locations. With every 10-year increase in age, men were around 9% less likely to be given CPR during a cardiac arrest. Dr Cournoyer notes: “In an emergency when someone is unconscious and not breathing properly, in addition to calling an ambulance, bystanders should give CPR.
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October 01, 2023 15:57 UTC
IT’S not the first, and neither will it be the last time the Dewan Rakyat descends into chaos, with our Members of Parliament screaming at each other, hurling abuses, and then staging the traditional walkout protest. Malaysians have become accustomed to this form of shenanigans from some of our not-so-honourable members of the House.
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October 01, 2023 02:04 UTC
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have solved a murder case involving a local fruit seller who was stabbed in front of a two-storey terrace house in Taman OUG, here within 48 hours, with the arrests of 13 foreign men. "Acting on information, police apprehended the main suspect at 11am on Thursday (Sept 28) and seized case-related items. Police managed to solve the case within 48 hours,” he said in a statement Thursday night. Amihizam said the suspects will be remanded until Oct 4 to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code. He advised the public to stop making speculations about the case and urged those who have information related to the case to contact the Brickfields Police Hotline at 03-22979222.
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September 29, 2023 16:54 UTC
PETALING JAYA: Analysts are generally bullish about Bumi Armada Bhd ’s latest venture with the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Indonesia for the Akia production sharing contract (PSC) of oil and gas discoveries in the Tarakan Basin in north Kalimantan. “As such, we are maintaining our ‘buy’ call on the stock with sum-of-parts-derived target price of 69 sen a share,” HLIB Research said in a report on Bumi Armada. Bumi Armada said the Akia PSC covers an area of 8,394 sq km and contains the Aster and Tulip oil and gas discoveries. Under the contract, Bumi Armada would be the operator with a 51% participating interest whereas Pexco will hold the remaining 49% stake. MIDF Research was also positive on Bumi Armada’s prospects in this new project as the Tarakan Basin has a long history of exploration of nearly a century.
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September 29, 2023 15:22 UTC
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